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A Skewed “Modernization”: Looking for Balance in Canada’s Access to Information and Privacy Reviews
Matt Malone
This policy paper discusses Canada's ongoing reviews of the federal Access to Information Act and Privacy Act and argues that these separate review processes potentially advance privacy reforms in a way that will further deteriorate the access to information system in Canada.
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Potential Security Implications of Climate Intervention Technologies for NATO
Elizabeth ChaleckiThis paper discusses the security effects of climate change, the pros and cons of different types of climate intervention (CI) that would operate in the global commons and the policy implications for NATO.
Economic Security and Prosperity: Leveraging Canada’s Potash and Strategic Partnerships
Mejgan Shefa, Julia Chapman, Sahar HamdamCanada must address infrastructure bottlenecks, transportation constraints and weak supply chain coordination while diversifying their trade partners if they are to fully leverage its dominant position in potash production.
Governing Machine-speed Cyber Defence: Policy Frameworks for Agentic AI
Abbas Yazdinejad, Hadis Karimipour and Jatin NathwaniThis paper assesses gaps in governance of machine-speed security through the lens of defending a critical societal infrastructure, focusing on energy and smart grid systems. This paper also proposes four governing principles to guide international policymaking around agentic cyber defence.